Wow Family Tools just aired and they already cancelled it…why didn’t they air it in the summer?

Dan

At least How to Live With Your Parents and Family Tools will air out their seasons through June.

rob60990

So ABC will be airing 2 cancelled comedies during sweeps. I understand How to Live but Family Tools should be pulled.

gerry

not all that surprising on malibu country. i kind of thought that htlwyp might make it, but nope.

Stop the Flop

Considering that Family Tools premiered with such a low rating, I expect it to be replaced by a Modern Family repeat next Wednesday.

Chris L.

I am pissed about Malibu Country being axed! This is a bad decision by ABC. Last Man Standing only got renewed because the producers of Modern Family also produces this show it was a deal that was reached by ABC and the producers.

Kissan

I’m kind of surprised How To Live didn’t make it through:( There was a LOT of cancellations today, more than usual. For example NBC cancelled ALL of their comedies except for Parks & Rec and Community, well I’m just glad TCD got renewed:)

Carl

Too bad Family Tools didn’t get more of a chance. The pilot had issues but I thought it had potential once it found its groove.

Carmen

Another surprise. I didn’t think for a moment that they wouldn’t renew HTLWYP for at least 13 episodes

That doesn’t mean that I think that ABC should have. I just didn’t think they would cancel it yet.
Interesting about the ABC Wednesday line up this fall.

I wonder if they are going to stand pat with a line up of
The Middle,
Suburgatory or Neighbors,
Modern Family,
and Suburgatory or Neighbors

Bitter Ringer Fan

I guess abc realized HTLWYP (FTROYL) was an Apt23 2.0

catsrule

The unneeded overrun for Last Man Standing didn’t help Malibu Country at all. If it had started on time MC could have tied or beat LMS.

Cougar Town Forever

I am shocked about HTLWYP. I thought that was a certain renewal. Then again, I didn’t care for the show, but the ratings seemed solid enough.

Tori

No surprises here. I said before those renewal prediction numbers for How to Live were way to high given the whole picture at ABC.

CrystalFissure

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn it, Happy Endings. Damn you for being so damn funny and getting me addicted to the show.

Hugh

How to live with your parents is a bit of a rententionista cancellation, no?

NBC Fan

Will ABC still air New episodes of Family Tools and how to live next week?

Tony JJ

I’m mad about malibu country. It was fun little show that made a nice sitcom block on friday nights with Last man standing. I don’t know what they’ll pair with Last Man Standing now that they have 0 multi-cams (passing on King John and Divorce), Suburgatory? Neighbors? Very mad. They should move it to ABC Family. But really, a Last Man Standing/ Sub or Neighbors block will bomb hard.

Robert Ford

Odd, I thought that the spring episodes of the Neighbors did worse in both ratings and retention than HTLWYP. Am I remembering incorrectly, or is this a case of ABC deciding that the in-house production makes it worth it?

Paulo PT

Why not pulling Family Tools next week and air instead na extra episode of How To Live With Your Parents.

I think ABC should keep with this sitcom and rebuild TGIF next season, airing The Middle at 9PM.

FRIDAY
8PM Last Man Standing
8:30PM New Comedy
9PM The Middle
9:30PM How To Live With Your Parents
10PM 20/20

Andy

I was kind of suprised that Malibu Country and How To Live With Your Parents weren’t given a second season. I think the Reba/Tim Allen pairing had decent ratings on a Friday night. I loved Happy Endings, but I aam not suprised with the cancellation.